Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Queen V6’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Phalaenopsis  plant named ‘Queen V6’, having big orbicular, flowers with yellow light-colored labellum; upright and sturdy flowering stems, and excellent postproduction longevity.

Botanical classification: Phalaenopsis sp.

Variety denomination: ‘Queen V6’.

The present invention relates to botanical classification/cultivardesignation: Phalaenopsis Orchid cultivar Queen V6.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar ofPhalaenopsis Orchid, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name,‘Queen V6’.

The new cultivar is a planned breeding program conducted by the inventorin Tainan, Taiwan. The objective of the breeding program is to createnew uniform pot-type Phalaenopsis Orchid cultivars having attractiveflower coloration.

The new cultivar was discovered by the inventor from within the progenyof a cross-pollination of two unidentified proprietary selections ofPhalaenopsis Orchids, not patented, on Dec. 16, 1999, in a controlledenvironment in Tainan, Taiwan.

Asexual propagation by tissue culture in a laboratory in Tainan, Taiwanhas been used to increase the number of plants for evaluation and hasdemonstrated that the unique combination of characteristics as hereindisclosed for the new Phalaenopsis Orchid, ‘Queen V6,’ are retainedthrough successive generations of asexual reproduction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe basic characteristics of new cultivar which in combinationdistinguish this Phalaenopsis Orchid, ‘Queen V6,’ as a new and distinctcultivar:

-   -   1. Flowers whose width in front view is broad, about 13 to 14        cm.    -   2. Flowers having a persistent habit.    -   3. Upright and sturdy flowering stems.    -   4. Excellent postproduction longevity.

Plants of the new cultivar differ primarily from plants of the parentcultivar in flower shape.

Plants of the new Phalaenopsis Orchid can be compared to plants of thecultivar P. Sogo Yukidian, disclosed in RHS. In side-by-side comparisonsconducted in Tainan, Taiwan, plants of the new Phalaenopsis Orchiddiffered from plants of the cultivar P. Sogo Yukidian in the followingcharacteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Phalaenopsis Orchid are bigger than plants        of the cultivar P. Sogo Yukidian.    -   2. Plants of the new Phalaenopsis Orchid have broader leaves        than plants of the cultivar P. Sogo Yukidian.    -   3. Plants of the new Phalaenopsis Orchid have shorter        inflorescences than plants of the cultivar P. Sogo Yukidian.    -   4. Plants of the new Phalaenopsis Orchid have thinner peduncles        than plants of the cultivar P. Sogo Yukidian.    -   5. Plants of the new Phalaenopsis Orchid have larger flowers        than plants of the cultivar P. Sogo Yukidian.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Colors in the photographs may appear different from the color valuesthat appear in the detailed botanical description which accuratelydescribe the new cultivar.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a plant of ‘Queen V6’ flowering in a 12 cm pot.

FIG. 2 is a close-up view showing the characteristics of the flower.

FIG. 3 is a close-up view showing the characteristics of the leaf.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Plants of the new cultivar have not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly withvariations in environment such as temperature and light intensity,without however, any change in genotype. In the following description,color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significanceare used.

Plants used for the aforementioned photographs and following detailedbotanical description were grown in 12-cm containers in Tainan, Taiwan,in a greenhouse. The average temperature during vegetative growth wasabout 25-33° C., and the average temperature during reproductive growthwas about 17-25° C.

-   Parentage:    -   -   Seed.—Unidentified proprietary selection of Phalaenopsis,            not patented.        -   Pollen.—Unidentified proprietary selection of Phalaenopsis,            not patented.        -   Propagation.—Asexual propagation by tissue culture.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant shape.—Two-ranked leaves affixed to a short central            stem (monopodial growth) and inflorescences growing from            leaf axils. Single flowers are arranged on upright flowering            racemes.        -   Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plane.—About 20 to            25 cm.        -   Plant height, soil level to top of inflorescences.—About 80            to 85 cm.        -   Plant diameter.—About 32 to 35 cm.        -   Flowers per stem.—Approximately 55 to 60.-   Foliage description:    -   -   Quantity per plant.—About 6 to 7.        -   Length.—About 18 to 19 cm.        -   Width.—About 8 to 9 cm.        -   Shape.—Elliptical.        -   Apex.—Obtuse and rounded to retuse.        -   Base.—Cuneate.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Aspect.—Mostly flat and folded upward from the midrib.        -   Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Leathery, thick,            glabrous, with the texture of the upper surface being more            obvious than the texture of the lower surface.        -   Venation.—Parallel; midrib veins are sunken within the            lamina.        -   Color (upper surface).—Closest to RHS 137C.        -   Color (lower surface).—Closest to RHS 143C.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower type.—Single zygomorphic flowers, roughly elliptical            in shape.        -   Flower arrangement.—Racemes.        -   Flowering stems.—Upright.        -   Flowering habit.—Plants typically produce one to two            branched flowering stems at least 10 to 12 flowers each.        -   Fragrance.—Flowers are not fragrant.        -   Self cleaning or persistent.—Flowers persistent.        -   Natural flowering season.—From January to April in southern            Taiwan.        -   Post-production longevity.—Plants of ‘Queen V6’ maintain            good leaf and flower substance for about three to five            months on the plant under interior environmental conditions.        -   Inflorescence length.—About 80 to 85 cm.        -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 35 to 42 cm.        -   Flower width in front view.—About 12 to 13 cm.        -   Flower length in front view.—About 9 cm.-   Petals:    -   -   Quantity.—Two per flower.        -   Length.—About 8 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 6 cm.        -   Shape.—Broadly ovate.        -   Apex.—Rounded.        -   Base.—Attenuate; fused with the column.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Velvety.        -   Color.—The main color of both the adaxial and abaxial            surfaces of the petal is white (RHS N155A).-   Labellum:    -   -   Width, not flattened.—About 2.5 cm.        -   Length, not flattened.—About 3 cm.        -   Callosites.—Present.        -   Shape.—Deeply three-lobed with two prominent callosities on            the upper surface at the central junction of the lateral            lobed and base of midlobe.        -   Base color of the abaxial surface of the apical lobe.—RHS            172B.        -   Tip color of the adaxial surface of the apical lobe.—RHS            159D.-   Sepals:    -   -   Quantity.—Two per flower.        -   Length.—About 6 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 4.7 cm.        -   Shape.—Elliptic to ovate.        -   Apex.—Rounded.        -   Base.—Attenuate; fused with the petals and column.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Velvety.        -   Dorsal sepal color.—RHS N80C.        -   Lateral sepal color.—RHS N80C.        -   Lateral sepal pattern color.—RHS N80C.-   Peduncles:    -   -   Length.—About 55 to 58 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 5 mm.        -   Aspect.—Upright.        -   Strength.—Strong.        -   Texture.—Smooth, glabrous.        -   Color.—RHS 148A.-   Pedicels:    -   -   Length.—About 3 cm.        -   Length.—About 8 mm.        -   Aspect.—About 80° from vertical.        -   Strength.—Strong.        -   Texture.—Smooth, glabrous.        -   Color.—RHS 145A.-   Reproductive organs: The stamens and pistils are fused into a    column, and anthers and pollen grains are united into a pollinia.    The stigma is situated under the column and behind the pollinia.-   Column:    -   -   Length.—About 1.1 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 6 mm.        -   Color.—RHS N155D.-   Pollinia:    -   -   Quantity.—Moderate.        -   Diameter.—About 1.5 mm.        -   Color.—RHS N25B.-   Ovary:    -   -   Length.—About 9 mm.        -   Diameter.—About 3 mm.        -   Color.—RHS 75B.-   Root: In summer and winter, it took about 50 days at 28° C. to    initiate and elongate roots. In summer, it took about 176 days at    28° C. to produce a fully rooted young plant. In winter, it took    about 195 days at 28° C. to produce a fully rooted young plant.    -   -   Diameter.—About 5 mm.        -   Color.—146C.-   Plant disease resistance/susceptibility: Resistance to known    pathogens and pests common to Phalaenopsis Orchid has not been    observed on plants of the new cultivar grown under commercial    greenhouse conditions.-   Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Phalaenopsis Orchid have    been observed to be tolerant to temperatures from about 14 to 33° C.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Queen V6’, as illustrated and described. 